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From YouTube: Mayors Garden Contest Awards Ceremony 2019 - Promo
Description
Boston is beautified by its gardeners! Mayor Walsh joins chief of Environment, Energy and Open Space Chris Cook and Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods at Suffolk University Law School, to recognize gardeners who have landscaped, planted flowers, trees, and shrubs, to help beautify Boston's neighborhoods.The Mayor's Garden Contest is an annual citywide celebration of urban gardening that was launched as part of Mayor Walsh's citywide beautification initiative. Watch the full event here: https://youtu.be/JAjI9mV1YXY
A
Really
really
happy
to
welcome
you
here.
It's
our
honor
to
have
you
here
tonight.
I've
all
been
impressed
with
you,
making
Boston
more
beautiful
one
garden
at
a
time
when
you
look
at
what
you
folks
are
doing
in
your
community
providing
beauty,
but
also
providing
these
incredible
resources
for
kids,
for
families
to
have
exposed
exposure
to
nature
in
our
communities,
while
also
providing
a
respite
for
nature.
Nature
who
takes
care
of
us
nature,
who
provides
all
the
benefits
that
health
co
benefits
that
we
get
from
nature?
B
Gardens
are
part
of
our
green
network,
they
bring
nature
into
our
urban
environment.
They
improve
air
quality
by
providing
fresh
fruit,
and
that's
something
I
want
to
thank
you
for
as
well.
They
make
our
city
more
inviting
and
make
our
neighbors
more.
Inviting
and
I
want
to
take.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
life
to
make
sure
that
you
take
pride
in
your
gardens
in
your
homes.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
This
year's
gardens
are
amazing,
they're
unique!
B
C
Been
a
sponsor
in
the
event
for
about
ten
years
now,
and
it's
really
been,
it's
been
a
it's
been
a
real
way
of
bringing
gardening
into
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
really
rewarding
and
then
I
enjoyed
this
day.
I
come
in
every
year
for
this
and
I
really
enjoy
coming
in
and
seeing
the
seen
the
success
that
people
have
in
gardening
and
in
the
passion.
It's
incredible
passion
you
see
in
the
room,
the
incredible
passion
of
gardening
and
to
see
that
is
really
rewarding.